1963 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1963 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Memphis State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Oregon   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   5 – 3 – 1
Idaho   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Oregon State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Xavier   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colorado State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western   –   3 – 7 – 0
Detroit   –   2 – 6 – 1
Holy Cross   –   2 – 6 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 7 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 1
Dayton   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1963 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season.

San Jose State played as an Independent in 1963. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bob Titchenal, and played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5) and were outscored 187 to 194.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Stanford
L 13–29
September 28Kansas State
W 16–017,195
October 5at Utah State
L 0–209,005
October 12at Washington State
W 13–819,500[1]
October 19at California
L 13–3437,000
October 26at Idaho
L 12–288,700[2]
November 2at Oregon
W 13–714,000[3]
November 9Arizona State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 19–21
November 16Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
W 56–278,684[4]
November 30Pacific (CA)
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 32–20

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[edit]

No San Jose State players were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft or 1964 AFL Draft.[6][7]

The following finished their San Jose State career in 1963, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Walter Roberts Wide receiver – Split end 1964 Cleveland Browns

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Washington State Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Payne, Bob (October 27, 1963). "Vandals (4-2) turn back Spartans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ Leutzinger, Dick (November 3, 1963). "Helpless Ducks fall, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "1964 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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